Children in Latin America and the Caribbean 2020

Regional overview on the situation of children and adolescents

You nearly hear the laugh of these children of the indigenous community of Chicoy of Todos Santos Cuchumatánin in the province of Huehuetenango, Guatemala on October 16, 2019 as they enjoy their last day of school.
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Highlights

Regional overview on the situation of children in Latin America and the Caribbean in numbers. 

UNICEF promotes the rights and well-being of every child in everything we do. 

Together with our partners in the Latin America and the Caribbean region, we work in 36 countries and territories through 24 Country Programmes in a region of 630 million people, of which 188 million are children and adolescents.

Children smiling
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UNICEF LACRO
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Spanish, English

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